Highest Cap Hit for 2018: Kyle Juszczyk, $4,450,000 Any quarterback would feel infinitely safer with two good tackles. Von Miller and Bradley Chubb are going to move around. Just imagine, for a second, playing Denver next season. As I thought about it, it made more sense. The best pass rushers still primarily attack the blind-side, but that does not mean their counter parts are any less dangerous. In order to combat that, offenses now must invest in both tackle positions. My guess is that as the league has become more and more pass centered, defenses have begun hoarding as many rushers as possible. The highest paid players here are indeed right tackles.
Ok, I thought, it’s probably because teams are stashing developing left tackles at right tackle and that’s driving the salary up. Even if I’d been told it was another position on the line, I would have guessed guard. I would have thought it would be receiver. Of all the positions on this list, this one surprised me the most. It is also indicates more and more franchises realize these guys need years to develop. This indicates more and more spread concepts are coming to the NFL. What’s intriguing here is how many teams are carrying those low round talents from small schools and college teams heavy on the spread. Needless to say, there are far more of these guys. They are a mixture of developing talents from the later rounds, veterans that can play in a pinch, and guys that are there to mentor younger players. The back-ups, on the other hand, are a vastly different demographic. There are very few are up to the challenge, so they are paid a hefty salary. All offenses revolve around the quarterback. Which, when viewed through that lens, makes perfect sense. This pay differential is reflective of the skill differential. There is an astronomical difference between starting quarterbacks and their backups. Digging into the data, the explanation is rather simple. Well, who didn’t see this coming? I would have thought the number would be higher. Highest Cap Hit for 2018: Jimmy Garoppolo, $37,000,000 The number is so high because there are not a lot of pure left tackles. You’d be surprised how many guards are former left tackles who lacked the footwork to stay there or how many right tackles are former left tackles that lacked the speed to stay there. Such a high average cap hit has just as much to do with quantity as the salaries themselves.
It is very rare to find an offensive lineman with all four attributes. Their job is to match up with the defenses’ best pass rusher and keep them away from the quarterback.ĭoing so requires elite size, strength, speed, and most importantly, footwork. Hence why left tackles are the highest paid players on offense. Never forget, even the greatest quarterbacks are decidedly ineffective if they’re on the ground, or, as is the fear of all GM’s, seriously injured.
Just as important, however, is ensuring said quarterback doesn’t get blindsided on a regular basis. Having a franchise quarterback is the priority for every team. Quarterback will always be the most important position in football. Highest Paid Positions Left Tackle: $6,624,676 Next week, I’ll post a follow-up on the highest and lowest paid defensive positions. I’ll also discuss why the number is so high (or low) and what this tells us about the future of the game. It’s important to note NFL contracts have so many bonuses and out-clauses, the cap hit is the only semi-solid number we have to work with. For each position, I’ve provided the average cap hit per player as well as the largest cap hit for an individual player. Since I’m used to most people running away when I discuss my day job, please know I’m not offended if you don’t want to read an article about payroll.įor those of you that are left reading, let’s take a look at the offensive positions NFL franchises have placed the most value upon. As I am an HR Generalist by day, I find this stuff fascinating. When I sat down to do research for my article on “number one” receivers, I came across Spotrac, which provides the payroll of each NFL franchise.
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